What I like about your setup is that it allows some flexibility and movement and not cause much stress in joints, as it would if you used angle irons. Appreciate your video.
Absolutely agree with you if anything fails it would be the factory clamps but at least on those it is what their Engineers specced out i too like having redundant back up systems for everything i like the chain idea and i would feel pretty safe with what you did i’m assuming as a DIY guy myself one of the heavier loads we need to move around are Engines which are usually fully dressed at under 1000 pounds ive been a boater my entire life and even my Marine engines with the transmissions spec under 100p pounds the last one i did that had a strange configuration to it due to a roof structure i had to use a Baker Scaffolding system assembled on the deck to lower and raise the motor out of the engine compartment luckily i had a forklift available to get it on and off the boat blocked up on land
Run a tight pulley with some more of those links along side the beam and fasten the cord to the links…they will slide on the smooth cable into nice little loops.
Trying this myself now with a 1 ton hoist. It is a lot heavier on the motor side than the cable side, so it pulls the chain off center and the whole hoist hangs at an angle. How did you solve this?
@gqjohn1122 Thanks for sharing! I'll be doing the same thing but with a gantry. What is the thickness of your pipe and the size of the inner diameter? Is it galvanized? I'm trying to see where I can purchase one I can cut to size.
The most I’ve lifted so far is around 1100 lbs. I noticed that if there are any twists/crossed X in the cable as it’s lifting that it binds up and will not budge an inch. The cable must remain straight when lifting
Yep. I’ve lifted about 1500 lbs. If the cables become crossed while lifting it will not lift more than 1200. The cables must remain straight. I also bought a couple of trolley stops (clamps with a nut) for each end of the I beam. And I installed a locking receptacle/converted standard plug to keep the power cord from pulling out under tension.
That will def do it. Didn’t even cross my mind. I ended up just fastening a two hole clamp midway with the cord secured but free movement. There wasn’t near as much slack as I thought there would be over the 15’ span I did install a locking receptacle too (highly recommend vs a standard recept)...which would def make the power reel doable
